Agricultural implement.



D. R. RUPERT.

- AGRICULTURIAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-28,1915- Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

2, SHEETSSHEET 1.

DrR. RUPERT. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENI. APPLICATION FILED IAN-28,19I5.

Patented Mal. 7,1916.

2 SHEETS SHEET 2.

mm I g H III I t-i-o l7; therehy'.loekingftherollersfilth-the l ;x p onireversal of thelatheri v- Thepaw I t; ll'behpparenttareassisted iii-their Y rg l tt c by impin men of the .The -re1'r" end ofthei'SuPpQ fting fiupo'n' ,whiehzthe substantially Jreetangula frame 3-: is attached; has a bracket,

u'ently of the. agricultural implement: 1 steering post 28pisfelsojfixedly eonne'cted-to' l] rthe bracket 20 1and he's a ,steerihg: wheel '29 l '-'formed thereupon, .Whioh-steering wheel-is provided for"-' S'Wi-Yeled mov ment Of gthe Ibli cket'fllfo'rguidingthe directionoftrz v gofthe'implmnt; .v

feathered elutch'. segment itandilhas'fe rodf tzifio'wiardly along the upper surfiice' [of the 34; The hand lever 34. is pivotillly carried by the frame 1 as shownat ah dit hash.

I 50 the machine into or out of ge'ar.

g 21, 27 '0f "the10rdinaxiyieonstruction. e sjea'tfif send the standard 26 which .sup-. f orts' theij jsame mores; synchronously with he mo vemen-t of the brzicket 20 softhz t the 3 seat will alwiiysfhe facing the-direction of revel of the rollers 24 "and 25" end eoi s e ei' clutchsegmentQ30v 1' feathered;- thereupon, which is provided, for. I

lc o'ajction with e 'clutch. segment 31fca'rried ."by the sprocket 112, for throwing the; device j into or out ofoperative position. An' ztngled 01' bell -.-crank-; lever 32fis /connec'lted to the "frame l and is" connectedto. a handplever is cfomposed 1' of a 1 pair of bars. whieh are secured. to the" y g r u the: like; broadcast/ ore under surfeoe pf the strliotufe, 1' and extend 1 idowhwardlyftherefrom;- eome'rging and":

hLY-ihg" their lower errds'eonneeted, to, which Connected-ends 'theij-hookstf ll are attached. In -Rig; 21 of;tl ie'drewir lgs an ordinary sec- Comprises ahopperi5, which'ijs substantially frusto-pyramidallyl'she' ed, having a' shaft 47" [extending longit1 id i lower Theshztft .{H-ha's' hiehf; are provide ,"for. seettering o'v'er seeds; oats *or theisfeeds "are rolled' .-i.n t

fshownfattaphed' to the I strueture-li'jand" forwardly, of thelfront ,roll-. 'ers 8gahd19 f-The-seeqlingconstruction after jwhich 1. rollersB an' l pportihg frlnrne'1,.ise-idlilstenderd support-j shaft 47,";1sshoivn in Fig'l of-thedrawings I t In Fig; 3' of'the drawings the bracket 20,,

1 {it hich timethey may be spaced from'each -otheiffasi ijsClearly fshoii ninFi'g. 5., top'ermit i of th'epassa-ge'of a'row ofcorn betxteenthe r0 ller's; j [The-"rollers" '8 and ire 7 always spaced. suifigiehtlyT-wide"apart "to permit of is; shown '.reversed; 'positioningf the rollers desilfedif-- The'sha til is,rqtztted bythe rotzu I homer the" shaft- 12 through the medium 50f it sproeketchain 49', whiehi tra elsabout 'a:sprocket".50 whiehismounted, upon the 245 M 25 Beneeth,thejsuppo'rting frame 1,- v

positioned forwardly of theseat; 2mm is of gjcom or .'.other growingv grain. In this,

nd' secured to thesupport'ingstructure 1 the reversed.position-3 isQreac-hd ,\vhen;t l1e with a quadrant 37 for "holding the; leveri34 n Various adjusted p0sition's;, The-'leverfii is positioned for convenient access} by the vlderl for moving the rod for throwingf v The supporting structure 1 hasseeurecl to" theunder surfaoe thereof. and rear wardly I of the front rollers 8 and 9 depending reversible brackets 40. The brackets 40 have a plurality ofho'oks 4L carried by theelowerfi 1 iis'sh-own ix fFig 3. 1

- The prime 'mo\" er or: intern ill" combustion r r ydetaghe'd side is. a a e secured-fto theframe j 33 connected thereto which-extends rem" I v engine 10 is deta'chejbly' mounted upon the supporting structure 1 sued thesa'me ma {idesci sojt'hatif ijs'sode- H v. .uribfl m r lr m-th agr cultural implement;zimluemployed-for" appended drawings, firf conneetioii with-the explanation new tojbefmagleptheadvantages of the coils'tructlon and eom'binhti'on of this h ,r 37,, 12s culturnhsts at; thepresenttimefl find that it' implement i'i'lll'iefclearlunderst'bodf] Agriis desirable in the sowing"off'certain seeds to follow; particular,-method', -,Which method depends somewhat upon climatic, sell and other c0nd1t1ons. That isto say,

on? whih t l lfmm e is d jinwqontiguous relation to each other in ithjtheqspaca between the spaced able 1 to provide a spacectherebetween cbrrafpnesmd.

if of a; supporting frame, spaced 8 supportmgsaxd frame at one end;

ihcluding adjustable rollers, an mile or 5.111: an agricultural implement of the clztsijdescribpk th combinatiori gifjlsupngfiframeg a driving roller carrying nemhers intermediate the driving means dsald dmylng roller for mamtammg 1neither direction fl he- .1 6. 111 an class described, the combination of a" sup pqg t ing frame, a driving mller carrying Said f same, an axlemponlfwhich said roller is rrid bys aid arivingmember and ada'fitgd interlock with the driving ,rollgrfsald ysegur ed to said driving sprocket n an agricultural inept, land "automatically reversible-locking y I x1 hgying reversible engagmg heads adapt said adjustable rollers, zindmeans on erl ocked connection between these parts in of tr gzvel of the said mas drivin'gfrdllerlooselyinourited on 9 andhavinga hub formed therebn and provided With a: plli tality of proje'cdriving sp l ocket loosely mounted 9n w; in adjacenmo the hub aforesaidipawls' idpalwls Ming automatically-shifii projections bfsaid hub being adapt v i 11,174,899] I to the, frame, said bracket being curved in' as an axi forvconnection with the frame formation to permit; of reVersal of said -When the steering roller is reversed. 10

steering ro'lle r according tb' the direction of. f In testimony whereof I affix my signature *travel ofthe implement, harfow attnehingin presence of two witnesses. 5 'I'r iean's inter: n'edia'te the driving rollers ind DEMUS RUPERT.

. the steering-roller"eomprising a depending I Witnessesz b racketv deta'ehably-selcured to the frame, JOHN-.H'. Y'onig, jsa idjbrzieketbeing movablenbout. one side ELNORA G. YORK. 

